ARCHDEACONRY OF BEDFORD LUTON DEANERY PROFILE FOR THE PARISH OF HOLY CROSS, MARSH FARM
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1 ARCHDEACONRY OF BEDFORD LUTON DEANERY PROFILE FOR THE PARISH OF HOLY CROSS, MARSH FARM Purway Close Luton LU3 3RT 1
2 INTRODUCTION 2017 will mark the fortieth anniversary of the dedication of Holy Cross Church. We hope very much to have a new priest in place to celebrate with us this milestone in the church s life and lead us into the next forty years. The following information aims to give a flavour of our parish. LIVING GOD S LOVE We put together our first Mission Action Plan in In this we set out our Vision as follows: To be a spiritual beacon for the community of Marsh Farm. To witness to God s love and presence in our lives and in the lives of others. To worship together faithfully as a growing Anglo-Catholic church with love and reverence for the church, each other and the community. To respond sensitively to the needs of the community, by continuing to serve the people of Marsh Farm, offering a unique place of safety and hospitality to all. To encourage younger people to enter our church, experience the love of God and what Holy Cross has to offer. Following on from this, our three key priorities are: To welcome and integrate new members in the life of the church. To raise awareness of the church s presence within the community. To listen to what the Spirit is saying in the church. In the light of these priorities, our goals are: Set up a Pastoral Care committee to respond to congregation members and people in the parish needing support. Share services and events with neighbouring churches. Introduce people of all ages to our church through an awareness campaign. Encourage more people to participate in the wider life of the church e.g. pilgrimages, social events. Run a Bible study group this year. OUR NEW PRIEST To lead us in progressing our goals, we seek someone with energy and enthusiasm who projects a can do attitude and is able to lead, but is also willing to work alongside, church members in our various activities. We would hope for someone with good communication skills, tactful, tolerant and compassionate and happy to work and be seen around the parish. He will need to be resilient and strong spiritually, as well as outward looking and willing to cooperate with members of neighbouring churches in the Luton Deanery. A sense of humour will definitely help. We asked our young people what they would wish for in their new priest and they came up with the following qualities: likes children, good listener, hard-working, polite, knows the Bible well and lots about Christianity, exciting, someone who involves them in the Family Service and makes it exciting. 2
3 As there is currently building work going on directly opposite the church and vicarage, an ability to tune out construction noise will be a distinct advantage! However, once the building work is complete, this is our opportunity to attract new parishioners to our church. OUR PARISH Marsh Farm lies in the north west of Luton. The Marsh Farm estate has a diverse population of around 9,200, boasting various faiths, nationalities and ethnicities. Many are not well off, but they are generous of heart, and the church receives loyal support from non-church goers in the parish. The estate has a mixture of social and privately owned housing. The parish also encompasses the Bramingham Wood estate, made up of private housing built in the 1970s. According to the Church Urban Fund data the parish is ranked the most deprived in the diocese in terms of child poverty at 36%, alongside poor ratings for working age and pensioner poverty. 28% of our population have no qualifications, 36% are single parents and 29% of people live alone. We have various schools within the parish: two primary (Wauluds and Whitefield), one senior (Lea Manor High School, specializing in performance arts) and Woodlands Secondary School, which provides for young people aged with special needs. In the past priests have served as governors at both primary schools and at Woodlands. Woodlands students often come down to our Market Day Refreshments venture on a Thursday as it provides a safe environment for them to experience being out in the local community, placing orders and using cash. They also enjoy the food! Lea Manor School shares its site with the local sports/leisure centre and public library. Lea Manor Community College (adult learning) also operates from the site. Futures House, opposite the church, houses some NHS services, a children s play area, police sub-station and retail outlets. It is also a venue for community meetings and ventures. A supermarket (also serving as a post office) and smaller shops including bakery, hardware store and chemist - are situated in the nearby Purley Centre. The centre is due for demolition with shops moving to the new development currently being built. There is a health centre next door to the church. We are fortunate to have Bramingham Wood on the parish boundary. This is owned by the Woodland Trust, is popular with walkers and a haven for wildlife. In springtime the woodland floor is full of bluebells. To the north of the parish we have open countryside. There are good rail links into London St Pancras from nearby Leagrave station and convenient access to the M1 motorway. London Luton Airport is situated on the other side of town on the Beds/Herts border. OUR SERVICES Our main service is the 10 am Sung Mass each Sunday. We take our liturgy from Common Worship and we have volunteers on serving, reading and intercessions rotas. The service usually lasts just over an hour. The young people are welcomed at the beginning of the service, before leaving to follow their own studies in Junior Church and rejoining the service before the Eucharist. We currently have neither organist nor choir. Music for services is downloaded and played through the organ loudspeaker system. Incense is used only on Feast Days. During the year we celebrate all major festivals, 3
4 transferring some to the nearest Sunday. We like our worship to be dignified, but never dull! Our weekly pewsheet is formed of the Redemptorist leaflet giving the readings, with hymns, prayer lists and parish notices printed on reverse. Evening Prayer is said in the church every evening except Monday at 6 pm. This is currently led by a lay member. Attendance is small, but regular by those who do take part. A short said Mass on Wednesday and Saturday mornings have also been part of our weekly routine. Again attendance is small, but the services are much appreciated by those able to attend. Our average attendance each Sunday is around 45 adults plus up to a dozen young people, with more attending at Christmas and Easter. Our total number of worshippers at Easter services in 2015 was 99. During Lent, Stations of the Cross are held each Friday, with the venue alternating between Holy Cross and the local Catholic church, Holy Family. Any baptisms usually take place as part of the Sunday service. During 2015 there were only two baptisms. There were three funeral services held in the church (with more taking place at the crematorium). There have been no weddings for many years. OUR CHURCH MEMBERS As at April 2016 our electoral roll numbered 55 people, 22 of who live within the parish and 33 coming from the surrounding area. We have a 66/33% female/male ratio and over half of our members are of pensionable age. Between us we have a wide variety of talents, which we use to maintain our church and grounds to a good standard. We mirror the parish in being ethnically diverse and aim to be welcoming and friendly to all-comers. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE The Junior Church register currently has the names of 21 children, of which 12 attend on a regular basis. They are led by four team leaders. The older children have a weekly study session, looking at aspects of the Bible in depth. The younger children are taught a child friendly version of the gospel each week and then engage in a more detailed topic during Lent, Advent and over the summer period. There are also occasional outings. At the end of the Sunday service the young children tell the rest of the congregation what they have learned and/or produced during their time away. OUR FINANCES We generated an income of 38,000 in 2015 and paid our Parish Share of 23,309 in full. Many of our congregation are on a fixed income, although personal circumstances vary considerably. We ran a stewardship campaign in October 2015, since when regular giving has increased. The church is enrolled in the Parish Giving Scheme where gift aid tax is credited directly to the church accounts. Some people prefer to give through the envelope scheme. As well as regular giving, income is mainly derived from hall lettings and Market Day Refreshments (see below). It is our custom to nominate a charity to receive our Christmas Crib collection. The incumbent s expenses are met in full but there is no secretarial provision. 4
5 OUR OUTREACH WORK For many years our primary outreach work has been the running of Market Day Refreshments each Thursday morning when stallholders set up a market on the estate. We provide affordable hot meals and snacks plus tea and coffee for the local stallholders and people coming into the hall, where they can sit down and rest a while. We have a small band of loyal volunteers who have kept the venture going over the years, but as with all church activities, we can never have enough willing helpers. We would wish our priest to be an integral part of the Market Day Refreshment team. There is no denying it is hard work but it gives us the opportunity to open the church to the community. The hall doors to the church are kept open so people may walk in and, if they wish, light a candle and find somewhere for quiet prayer and contemplation. The Lady Chapel provides a space for the priest to talk with anyone who would like a private conversation. This venture additionally generates some income for the church. Time Out, an activity for older people, takes place on the first Saturday afternoon each month. There is a programme of visiting speakers and local outings, but primarily it is a chance for people to gather together for companionship and tea and cake. Attendance is small but those who do attend enjoy themselves. We publish a modest magazine three or four times yearly. This is distributed mainly to church members but is also available to the wider community. Although not run by the church, we currently have a playgroup using the church hall each Tuesday and a youth group on Fridays. OUR SOCIAL LIFE We have a Social Committee which puts together a calendar of social events throughout the year. In a time of so many competing attractions it is not as easy as it was to tempt people out of their homes, but we feel social events throughout the year help to cement out relationships within our community. Events in the past have included quizzes, talent shows, concerts, race nights. Many of these include the added bonus of home cooked food! OUR BUILDINGS The church and vicarage were built in the 1970s. Although unprepossessing from the outside, inside the church s main feature is a beautiful cross-shaped stained glass window. When the sun shines, this throws an image of the cross on the altar and the aisle beyond. The church provides a haven of peace from the world outside. The pews curve round either side of the central aisle, drawing the congregation together and directing our focus towards the altar. The church also has wonderful acoustics, thanks to the arched ceiling. We have two good size church halls and a small kitchen. The halls are in regular use with rentals managed by our hall bookings manager. We hold regular gardening work parties. Our lower hall has recently been redecorated by church volunteers. Where possible church members carry out maintenance tasks. Our major piece of work outstanding from the last Quinquennial inspection is to install a fire alarm system. 5
6 The adjoining vicarage has a good size living room and dining room, plus study and kitchen, and WC downstairs. Upstairs there are four good size bedrooms and bathroom. There are gardens to front and rear with garage to the side. OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER CHURCHES We have been keen to take maintain our links with the Deanery and wider Diocese. Our two Deanery Synod representatives attend the quarterly Deanery Synod meetings. Church members attended the St Albans Diocese centenary celebrations in 2014 and last year some of us went on an Evening Pilgrimage to St Albans Abbey. In 2014 and 2015 we took part in the Diocese s Open Church Sunday. In the past we have opened up our Lent Study Groups to members of surrounding churches and, in the absence of our own Group this year, some people attended courses in neighbouring parishes. OUR PCC Our PCC currently consists of the two churchwardens, two Deanery Synod representatives and nine lay members. It usually meets bi-monthly. A recent meeting identified the following strengths and weaknesses: Strengths: A faithful, welcoming congregation with members from across the town Strong junior church Consistent witness in the parish Group resilience Variety of talents offered to the church Weaknesses Poor visibility of the building in the parish Ageing congregation no longer able to be as active as it was Community/school links not as strong as we would like Provision of pastoral care needs strengthening CONCLUSION Recent years at Holy Cross have been unsettled due to a long period of vacancy and the unexpected departure of previous incumbents (for reasons unrelated to the parish). We are now looking to move forward with a priest committed to staying for the long haul to lead us in building on our strengths and addressing our weaknesses. The new housing development presents a considerable opportunity to bring in new members. We hope our new priest will enable us to meet the challenges in our community and take advantage of the opportunities presented and to work to the greater glory of God in the community around us. 6
7 PICTURE GALLERY HOLY CROSS CHURCH AND HALL CHURCH INTERIOR DURING FLOWER FESTIVAL 7
8 VICARAGE VIEW OVER MARSH FARM LOOKING SOUTH 8
9 BRAMINGHAM WOODS LEA MANOR SCHOOL, LIBRARY AND SPORTS CENTRE 9
10 QUEEN S 90 TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION 10
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